Beyond the Project: Reimaging the Purpose of Short-Term Missions
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Leader’s Edge: Church Mission Leadership
Beyond the Project: Reimaging the Purpose of Short-Term Missions
By: Jonah Easley
Jonah Easley, 2025
217 pages
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Summary
What should you do when you come home from a mission trip? You’ve seen God at work. You are on fire, but are afraid the fire will fade. And yet, you don’t know what to do with your thoughts and emotions or how this experience fits into your everyday life. Does something in your life need to change? The book “Beyond the Project” by Jonahs Easley touches on this post short-term trip confusion and leads the reader through a biblical perspective of what to do next. The author walks through the process of opening our eyes to the needs around us and living as on mission at home just as we do on a short-term trip. He urges the reader to action, following God with simple obedience no matter our geographic location. God then multiplies this obedience to bring the gospel to others. Easley discusses ways to move forward in faith as a response to the need for the gospel at home and around the world, discerning where God is leading. An insightful discussion of fear as a barrier to following God and common misconceptions about missions are also presented. Throughout the book, the author challenges the us with pithy truths, cutting through the clutter of our thoughts and our excuses, helping us to see more clearly what our next steps may be.
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